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The 80's Datebook for December 18

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In 1980, On Another World, Rachel (Victoria Wyndham) gave birth to a 7 and 1/2 pound baby boy. She told Tracy and Russ she was going to name him Matthew after them and the Matthews family, and his last name would be Cory. Rachel was in prison at the time for murdering Mitch Blake and initially wanted Tracy and Russ to raise the baby, fathered by Mitch. She changed her mind after Mac told her he wanted to raise Matthew to keep the family together.

In 1981, Buck Owens has a fictitious speeding ticket rescinded by singing “Iʹve Got A Tiger By The Tail” in an episode of the CBS series “The Dukes Of Hazzard,” starring John Schneider and Tom Wopat

In 1981, Tonight, Rodʹs Yours! an estimated 35 million people around the world watch Rod Stewartʹs worldwide satellite televised concert at the Forum in Los Angeles. It was a performance televised in 23 countries and simulcast in stereo on FM stations in as many U.S. cities. The viewing audience alone numbers nearly 35 million. Guest singer Tina Turner was also featured. The show features guest appearances by Kim Carnes, who sings “Tonightʹs the Night” with Stewart and Tina Turner who duets on “Hot Legs,” “Stay with Me” and “Get Back.” The broadcast is the first of its kind since Elvis Presleyʹs “Aloha from Hawaii,” back in 1973. (Some cities aired the show a day later.)

In 1982, On the cover of TV Guide: “cast of Too Close For Comfort”. Other Articles: Dana Hill, Home Computers

In 1982, R.C., Daryl Hall and John Oates reached the number one spot on the music charts for the fifth time with “Maneater”; the song stayed in the top spot for four weeks, making it Hall and Oatesʹ most popular hit.

In 1982, R.C., “Everybody Wants You” by Billy Squier peaked at #32 on the pop singles chart.

In 1982, Special guests on this week's syndicated US music television series The Glen Campbell Music Show included Jerry Reed who performed "East Bound and Down" and "She Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" and then with Glen Campbell played "Amos Moses", "A Thing Called Love" and "Mule Skinner Blues".

In 1983, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones married longtime girlfriend and model Patti Hansen on his birthday in Capo San Lucas, Mexico. Mick Jagger was the best man.

In 1983, On Guiding Light, Phillip and Beth ran away to New York.

In 1983, Ron Jaworski, Philadelphia vs. Saint Louis, sacked eleven times!

In 1984, Actress Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest, of “Saturday Night Live”, were married in the Los Angeles home of comedian, Rob Reiner.

In 1984, Paul Shaffer performs his third impression of Cher singing “O Holy Night” on “Late Night With David Letterman.”

In 1984, “AfterMASH”, TV Comedy; last aired on CBS.

In 1984, “Wake Me Up Before You Go” single by Wham! was certified Gold by the RIAA

In 1985, On Santa Barbara, Lionel (temporarily played by longtime Guiding Light star Don Stewart) apologized to Brick for his role in making Augusta think Brick was her enemy. Later, Lionel asked Dylan Hartley (Page Moseley) to give Brick a job, while Brick and Amy looked for Brick's birth records.

In 1985, Terry Gilliamʹs “Brazil” starring Jonathan Prince and Robert DeNiro opened in movie theaters in the U.S.A.

In 1985, “Beverly Hills Cop” became the top, movie grosser of the year with $229.9 million in tickets sold. “Back to the Future” with Michael J. Fox was second, followed by “Rambo: First Blood, Part 2”, starring Sylvester Stallone, gunning its way into third place.

In 1985, “Live After Death” album by Iron Maiden was certified Gold by the RIAA

In 1985, “Power Windows” album by Rush was certified Gold by the RIAA

In 1987, Bert Parks hosts Atlantic Cityʹs “US Man of the Year Pageant.” Asked the differences between this and his former gig, the “Miss America Pageant,” Parks explains…“the bathing suits will be a little different.”

In 1987, On Days of our Lives, Eve (Charlotte Ross) told Kim (Patsy Pease) she planned on being close to her little brother, Andrew, and the new baby girl. Kim suggested they go to family counseling to work out their issues. Meanwhile, when Gabrielle (Karen Moncrieff) and Shane (Charles Shaughnessy) talked about Eve. Gabrielle accidentally mentioneds Shropshire, making Shane wonder how she knew about it.

In 1989, Ellen Dolan debuted as Margo on As The World Turns.

In 1989, “I Love Lucy” Christmas episode was shown on CBS for the first time in over 30 years, months after its last principal star, Lucille Ball, passed away.

In 1981, "Absence of Malice" was released by Columbia Pictures / Mirage Enterprises; Sydney Pollack (director); Kurt Luedtke (screenplay); Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Luther Adler, Barry Primus, Josef Sommer, Wilford Brimley, Don Hood; Drama, Neo-Noir, Thriller; Live Action

In 1981, "Cinderella (re-release)" was released by Walt Disney Productions / RKO Radio Pictures; Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson (directors); Ken Anderson, Perce Pearce, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Maurice Rapf, Homer Brightman, Erdman Penner, Harry Reeves, Joe Rinaldi (screenplay); Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Rhoda Williams, Lucille Bliss, William Phipps, Jimmy MacDonald, Luis van Rooten, Don Barclay, June Foray, Mike Douglas, Betty Lou Gerson; Animation, Musical, Fantasy; Animation

In 1981, "Ghost Story" was released by Universal Pictures; John Irvin (director); Lawrence D. Cohen (screenplay); Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, Patricia Neal, Alice Krige, Jacqueline Brookes, Miguel Fernandes, Lance Holcomb, Brad Sullivan, Michael O'Neill, Guy Boyd, Robin Curtis, James Greene, Tim Choate, Mark Chamberlin, Ken Olin, Kurt Johnson; Horror; Live Action

In 1981, "Neighbors" was released by Columbia Pictures; John G. Avildsen (director); Larry Gelbart (screenplay); John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cathy Moriarty, Kathryn Walker, Tim Kazurinsky, Tino Insana, Henry Judd Baker, Lauren-Marie Taylor, Bernie Friedman, Igors Gavon, Dru-Ann Chuckran, P.L. Brown, Sherman G. Lloyd, Bert Kittel, J.B. Friend; Black Comedy; Live Action

In 1981, "Sharky's Machine" was released by Orion Pictures / Deliverance Productions; Burt Reynolds (director); Gerald Di Pego (screenplay); Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Bernie Casey, Henry Silva, Darryl Hickman, Richard Libertini, Rachel Ward, John Fiedler, Hari Rhodes, Joseph Mascolo, Carol Locatell, Tony King, Suzee Pai, Val Avery, Dar Robinson, James O'Connell, Aarika Wells; Neo-Noir, Action, Thriller; Live Action

In 1985, "Brazil" was released by 20th Century Fox (International) / Universal Pictures (United States); Terry Gilliam (director/screenplay); Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown (screenplay); Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan, Kim Greist, Jim Broadbent, Brian Miller, Sheila Reid, Simon Nash, Barbara Hicks, Kathryn Pogson, Bryan Pringle, Derrick O'Connor, Elizabeth Spender, Derek Deadman, Nigel Planer, Charles McKeown, Ray Cooper, Gorden Kaye, John Pierce Jones, Ann Way, Myrtle Devenish, Simon Jones, Bill Wallis, Don Henderson, Howard Lew Lewis, Oscar Quitak, Harold Innocent, John Grillo, Patrick Connor, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Jack Purvis, Andre Gregory, Terry Gilliam, Sue Hodge; Sci-Fi; Live Action

In 1985, "The Color Purple" was released by Warner Bros.; Steven Spielberg (director); Menno Meyjes (screenplay); Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Akosua Busia, Adolph Caesar, Willard Pugh, Rae Dawn Chong, Larry Fishburne, Carl Anderson, Grand L. Bush, Dana Ivey, Bennet Guillory, James Tillis, Leonard Jackson, Desreta Jackson, Táta Vega, Gayle King; Coming-of-Age, Period, Drama; Live Action

In 1985, "Out of Africa" was released by Universal Pictures; Sydney Pollack (director); Kurt Luedtke (screenplay); Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Shane Rimmer, Michael Gough, Suzanna Hamilton, Rachel Kempson, Graham Crowden, Leslie Phillips, Annabel Maule, Donal McCann, Benny Young, Iman, Jon Seda, Malick Bowens, Joseph Thiaka, Stephen Kinyanjui; Epic, Romance, Drama; Live Action

In 1987, "*batteries not included" was released by Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment; Matthew Robbins (director/screenplay); Brad Bird, Brent Maddock, S. S. Wilson (screenplay); Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña, Dennis Boutsikaris, Michael Carmine, John Pankow, Michael Greene, Tom Aldredge, Wendy Schaal; Sci-Fi; Live Action

In 1987, "The Dead" was released by Vestron Pictures; John Huston (director); Tony Huston (screenplay); Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany, Dan O'Herlihy, Marie Kean, Donal Donnelly, Sean McClory, Frank Patterson, Colm Meaney, Kate O'Toole, Bairbre Dowling, Redmond Gleeson, Rachael Dowling, Ingrid Craigie, Lyda Anderson, Maria McDermottroe, Cormac O'Herlihy, Maria Hayden; Drama; Live Action

In 1987, "Eddie Murphy Raw" was released by Paramount Pictures; Robert Townsend (director); Eddie Murphy (screenplay); Eddie Murphy, Tatyana Ali, Deon Richmond, Billie Allen, Tiger Haynes, Leonard Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Basil Wallace, Damien Wayans, Ellis E. Williams, Carol Woods, Kim Wayans, Edye Byrde, Clebert Ford, Birdie M. Hale, Davenia McFadden, Gwen McGee, James Brown III, Michelle Davison, J. D. Hall, Barbara Iley, John Lafayette, Lex Monson, Warren Morris; Comedy; Live Action

In 1987, "Ironweed" was released by TriStar Pictures / Taft Entertainment; Hector Babenco (director); William Kennedy (screenplay); Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Fred Gwynne, Diane Venora, Margaret Whitton, Tom Waits, Nathan Lane, James Gammon, Laura Esterman, Joe Grifasi, Hy Anzell, Ted Levine, Black-Eyed Susan, Lola Pashalinski, Frank Whaley, Louis St. Louis, Matt McGrath, Boris McGiver; Drama; Live Action

In 1987, "Leonard Part 6" was released by Columbia Pictures; Paul Weiland (director); Jonathan Reynolds (screenplay); Bill Cosby, Tom Courtenay, Joe Don Baker, Moses Gunn, Gloria Foster, Victoria Rowell, John Hostetter, Pat Colbert; Spy, Comedy; Live Action

In 1987, "Moonstruck" was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Norman Jewison (director); John Patrick Shanley (screenplay); Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Julie Bovasso, Louis Guss, John Mahoney, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Anita Gillette, Leonardo Cimino, Paula Trueman, Joe Grifasi, Robin Bartlett, Helen Hanft, Amy Aquino, Tony Azito, Lisa Howard, Cynthia Dale, Tommy Hollis, Catherine Scorsese, Charles Scorsese; Romance, Comedy; Live Action

In 1987, "Overboard" was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Garry Marshall (director); Leslie Dixon (screenplay); Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann, Katherine Helmond, Roddy McDowall, Michael G. Hagerty, Jared Rushton, Hector Elizondo, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Garry Marshall, Ray Combs, Frank Buxton, Wright Brothers Band, Brian Price, Jamie Wild, Jeffrey Wiseman, Henry Alan Miller, Doris Hess; Romance, Comedy; Live Action

In 1987, "September" was released by Orion Pictures; Woody Allen (director/screenplay); Denholm Elliott, Mia Farrow, Elaine Stritch, Jack Warden, Sam Waterston, Dianne Wiest, Rosemary Murphy, Ira Wheeler, Jane Cecil; Drama; Live Action

In 1988, "A Very Brady Christmas" was released by CBS / Paramount Television / The Sherwood Schwartz Company; Peter Baldwin (director); Sherwood Schwartz, Lloyd J. Schwartz (screenplay); Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb, Mike Lookinland, Jennifer Runyon, Lewis Arquette, Jerry Houser, Caryn Richman, Carol Huston, Zachary Bostrom, Ron Kuhlman, G.W. Lee, Jaclyn Bernstein; Comedy, Drama; Live Action

U.S. 1980s Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1982, “Cross My Heart” by Lee Ritenour peaked at number 69 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Don't Stop Tryin'” by Rodway peaked at number 83 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Everybody Wants You” by Billy Squier peaked at number 32 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Maneater” by Daryl Hall And John Oates peaked at number 1 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “On The Wings Of Love” by Jeffrey Osborne peaked at number 29 on the U.S. pop singles chart.

Canada 1980s Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1982, ✪ “Industrial Disease” by Dire Straits peaked at number 18 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1982, “It's Raining Again” by Supertramp peaked at number 4 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Shadows Of The Night” by Pat Benatar peaked at number 12 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Truly” by Lionel Richie peaked at number 1 on the Canada pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Used To Be” by Stevie Wonder With Charlene peaked at number 47 on the Canada pop singles chart.

U.K. 1980s Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1982, ✪ “Our House” by Madness peaked at number 5 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Friends” by Shalamar peaked at number 12 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Hi-Di-Hi, Hi-De-Ho” by Kool And The Gang peaked at number 29 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “In And Out” by Willie Hutch peaked at number 51 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “It's Raining Again” by Supertramp peaked at number 26 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Mannequin” by The Kids From Fame peaked at number 50 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Save Your Love” by Renée And Renato peaked at number 1 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Time (Clock Of The Heart)” by Culture Club peaked at number 3 on the U.K. pop singles chart.

Australian 1980s Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1982, ✪ “I Want Candy / Cowboy” by Bow Wow Wow peaked at number 39 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Every Beat Of My Heart / Don't Look Back” by Chris Rea peaked at number 53 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Eyes Of A Stranger / Pennies Into Gold” by The Payola$ peaked at number 81 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Nobody / I'll Make It Right With You” by Sylvia (Country) peaked at number 41 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Someday, Someway / You're My Favourite Waste Of Time” by Marshall Crenshaw peaked at number 57 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1982, “St. Louis / Easy Money” by Little River Band peaked at number 43 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Stand Up / Chaplain's Drum” by The Angels (Australia) / Rick Brewster peaked at number 21 on the Australian pop singles chart.

In 1982, “You Don't Want Me Anymore / Who's Gonna Love You Tonight” by Steel Breeze peaked at number 90 on the Australian pop singles chart.

New Zealand 1980s Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1982, ✪ “Ziggy Stardust” by Bauhaus peaked at number 20 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Airway Spies” by Dance Exponents peaked at number 11 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Heartbreaker” by Dionne Warwick peaked at number 4 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Jan's Son” by Herbs peaked at number 15 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Let Her Know” by Alastair Riddell peaked at number 49 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Save A Prayer” by Duran Duran peaked at number 35 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Starting Out All Over Again” by Shane [NZ] peaked at number 39 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

In 1982, “The Girl Is Mine” by Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney peaked at number 3 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.

Netherlands 1980s Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1982, “All The Roses” by Dolly Dots peaked at number 8 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1982, “België (Is er leven op Pluto...?)” by Het Goede Doel peaked at number 4 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Ha, ha, ha, je vader” by Kinderen Voor Kinderen peaked at number 27 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1982, “M'n Good Old Ducky” by Tina Trucker peaked at number 21 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Sexual Healing” by Marvin Gaye peaked at number 3 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Sinterklaas, wie kent hem niet? / Het hoort met Kerstmis ook te sneeuwen” by Henk And Henk peaked at number 18 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.

Austria 1980s Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1982, “Die Weckuhr” by Stefanie peaked at number 9 on the Austria pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Es lebe der Sport” by Rainhard Fendrich peaked at number 7 on the Austria pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Heartbreaker” by Dionne Warwick peaked at number 10 on the Austria pop singles chart.

Switzerland 1980s Pop Singles Chart Peaks

In 1982, “Heartbreaker” by Dionne Warwick peaked at number 4 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Latin Lover” by Gianna Nannini peaked at number 7 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 1982, “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five Featuring Melle Mel And Duke Bootee peaked at number 11 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

In 1982, “Used To Be” by Charlene And Stevie Wonder peaked at number 13 on the Switzerland pop singles chart.

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